Saturday, March 31, 2012

Had four new students Saturday morning. It's pretty much impossible to finish a painting in 2-1/2 hours starting from scratch, but we all gave it the good old college try. I was determined not to add another unfinished painting to my pile, so finished it in the evening...four hours total. 9" x 11" on 140# Arches. www.dianemorganpaints.com

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

The Rancho Casa Blanca ladies asked for a seascape workshop for this week. When they saw the photo they said, "Oh, this is way too hard." Well.....they did great! They worked for 5 hours without a peep and all agreed that if it isn't difficult they aren't learning anything. Great attitude. The 4th lady from the left, in burgundy, is 92 and still painting away. Her husband helps her bring her supplies to class. "Iguazu Falls"(Argentina) 21 x 14" watercolor on Arches 300# cold press. Available at www.dailypainters.com

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Painted today at the Eldorado Polo Club matches. My gallery is a sponsor so we had a front row table for lunch. The gallery had a large display for several of the artists' work as a promo to get people to come to the gallery. It was fun to be able to watch the matches while painting. I made pretty good progress in about 4 hours. Not sure how many, or if, I'm going to add the tree silhouettes as shown in the reference photo. Just going to let the painting percolate for a few days and see what it says to me. "Eldorado Sunset" oil on canvas, 20" x 16"

Sunday, March 4, 2012

I submit art demo-ing as a new Olympic Sport. It requires lots of stamina, agility and quick movement.This was my demo for the Coachella Valley Watercolor Society annual show this weekend. I completed this landscape in about 45 minutes. I did have a pre-painted version of the clouds ready for when I reached that stage, so I could paint in the trees without having to wait for the clouds to dry.

"In All its Glory" 13 x 19" watercolor on 300# Arches hot press. ( I ran out of cold press which is what I normally use. Was a little worried how the hot press would handle, but it worked out okay)

Friday, March 2, 2012

This is my entry in the March BoldBrush painting competition. If you like it please go to the BoldBrush website and click "like" to vote. Here's the link:http://faso.com/boldbrush/painting/30595Thanks. "Surface Tension" full sheet 22" x 30" watercolor on Arches cold press.